Julio Maria Sanguinetti

Julio Maria Sanguinetti (6 January 1936-) was President of Uruguay from 1 March 1985 to 1 March 1990, succeeding Rafael Addiego and preceding Luis Alberto Lacalle, and from 1 March 1995 to 1 March 2000, succeeding Lacalle and preceding Jorge Batlle. He was a member of the Colorado Party of Uruguay.

Biography
Julio Maria Sanguinetti was born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1936, and he studied law and joined Parliament in 1958 for the progressive Colorado Party of Uruguay. He was Minister of Industry and Commerce from 1969 to 1971 and of Education and Culture from 1971 to 1972. After the liberalization of the political system in 1981 he became his party's general secretary, and on 25 November 1984 was elected President. He first democratic ruler for twelve years, he stabilized the political system, but was unable to overcome the country's economic problems. Prevented from immediate re-election by the constitution, he was elected in 1995 with a majority of only 20,000 votes. He retired from politics after finishing his second term in 2000.